Foothills Sentry November 2021

Foothills Sentry Page 15 November 2021 Family. Friends. Community. We’re all in this together. State Farm, Bloomington, IL 1801073 Ron Esparza, Agent Insurance Lic#: 0C79663 827 S. Tustin Ave Orange, CA 92866 Bus: 714-505-3400 ron@ronesparza.com COMMUNITY SPORTS BY CLIFF ROBBINS AND CHAD CLINE Canyon High School’s 2021 Homecoming Court includes, left to right, Princesses Julianna Conklin and Sophia Berry, Queen Olivia En- riquez, Princesses Nikki Yar and Lauren Sanchez. Canyon High School crowned Ol- ivia Enriquez 2021 Homecoming Queen during halftime. Foothill handed Canyon a 42-14 non- league loss. After retirement, Speed was the supervisor of officials and as- signor for the Big West, Orange Empire and Foothill Confer- ences, and played strategic roles with the Orange County Athletic Directors Association and the Orange County National Foot- ball Foundation-Orange County Chapter. Jacqueline Alba-Diaz from Santiago Canyon College takes the ball away from Saddleback’s Maliyah Medley, the state’s number two scor- er. Both teams remain undefeated. Neither team has given up a goal, and are on a collision course for the rematch at Santiago Canyon Col- lege Nov. 2. Julio Garcia, crowned Orange High School Homecoming King for 2021, shares the moment with Queen Jackie Panos- sian. Nikki Marino from Santiago Can- yon College controls the ball against Saddleback College in their first meeting of the year. The two undefeated teams played to a 0-0 tie. SCC women’s soccer remains #1 and undefeated Santiago Canyon Women’s Soccer team played to a 0-0 tie against Saddleback College, Oct. 8. Both teams came in undefeat- ed, SCC, 7-0, and Saddleback, 9-0, with both teams not giving up a goal this season. It was a de- fensive battle as both goalkeep- ers were well tested. Santiago Canyon goalkeeper Zaydee Solis saved six goals. Santiago held the state’s No. 2 scorer Maliyah Medley to just four shots on goal. Santiago was able to get a shot off by Summer Stewart and Cassie Lewis. Five freshmen, two from El Modena and three from Canyon High School, may look forward to plenty of playing time. They are Kiera Hanna and Cassie Lew- is from El Modena, Ally Gorsha, Kylee Medlin and Jordan Wood from Canyon High. Santiago Canyon was ranked No. 2 in the nation and No. 1 in the state, and Saddleback was ranked No. 7 in the nation and No. 4 in the state. Santiago will host Saddleback in the season rematch November 2 at 3 p.m. Top white hat gets Distinguished Service Award E. M. “Speed” Castillo, known for his 47 years of officiating high school and college football and basketball in Orange County, was decorated with the 2020 CIF Dis- tinguished Service Award, Oct. 13, at the Grand Hotel in Long Beach. Castillo turned 91 in March and celebrated with 300 of his closest friends. Castillo began teaching in the Anaheim Union High School District at Orange View Junior High. In 1994, he was named one of the 10 most influential people in Orange County sports. In 2004, Castillo was named the California Coaches Association Official of the Year. CIF Girls Volleyball Playoffs Foothill (14-11), captured the Crestview League and faced Notre Dame Academy (13-12) in the first round of playoffs in CIFSS, Division 2. In Division 3, Orange Lutheran (22-9) trav- eled in the first round to Valley Christian (18-12); in Division 5, El Modena (11-12) faced Crean Lutheran (18-5). Ella Keefe from El Modena High was crowned 2021 Homecoming Queen. El Modena's 2021 Homecoming Court from left, Ashley Zamora, Kylie Seppala, Queen Ella Keefe, Peyton Smith and Amanda Salazar. Former El Modena Homecoming Queen Jessie Keefe (left) shares the moment with her dad and sister, 2021 Queen Ella Keefe. Vanessa Tieng and Collen Kelly were crowned Villa Park Homecoming Queen and King. Jackie Panossian was crowned Orange High School 2021 Homecoming Queen.